“The COVID-19 confirmation tests for seven suspected cases came back positive.”
He said: “The COVID-19 confirmation tests for seven suspected cases came back positive. Six are from iSON Xperiences and one case is also from Ibadan South-West Local Council. So, the total number of confirmed cases in Oyo State is 240.”
She was speaking against the backdrop of the conspiracy theory of the non-existence of the virus, being circulated among the public. “This is because the kind of conspiracy theory that is flying around makes it even a bit difficult to separate the educated from the uneducated.“For the uneducated, if you have somebody that is educated around you, you will prefer to look up to them to guide you.“They say, ‘Oh! COVID-19 is a scam in Nigeria’, ‘the government is just using it to make money,’” she said.
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